16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning

Chelsea Adams, Katie Day
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16:1 is a podcast about education, teaching, and learning. Join veteran educators for discussions about the classroom, educational psychology, policy, technology, and more. New episodes drop every other week during the school year.

  1. Education & Career Pathways in U.S. Correctional Facilities

    APR 2

    Education & Career Pathways in U.S. Correctional Facilities

    This episode confronts a complexity of the U.S. justice system: education within prisons. What does educational opportunity look like for incarcerated individuals? The sheer scale of incarceration in the United States and devolved, state-by-state control has led to a patchwork system of educational resources that ends up being sometimes at odds with its own rehabilitative goals. Join us for a look at the challenges and systemic failures of correctional schooling and the quiet efforts to address them, which often aim to reduce recidivism and even the bottom line for taxpayers. 00:20 Intro & Announcements 00:00 The Scale of Incarceration in the U.S. 03:30 Federal vs. State Prison Education: Repeatable Process or Patchwork Promises? 12:00 Policy Levers for Improvement & States that Excel (Ohio, California) 18:30 Pell Grant Access 25:00 Incentives, Recidivism, and Privatization 31:00 Teaching in Prison: Qualifications and Challenges 37:00 What We Learned (Mariel Boatlift) For a full list of episode sources and resources, visit our website.

    38 min
  2. Take Ten

    MAR 19

    Take Ten

    Did your high school experience feel a little like a relic from another era? Beneath the daily routines of bells and benchmarks is a history of deliberate choices (made by a small number of voices), evolving philosophies, and healthy controversy that evolved through a period of rapid social change. This week, the hosts examine the origins of the American high school system as we know it, prompting critical inquiries into the emergence and evolution of the course and assessment structure that dictates the rhythms of adolescence in the United States. We review the landmark report of the Committee of Ten, an 1892 working group of National Education Association of the United States Committee on Secondary School Studies, which was convened in order to create a framework of educational standards to bring order to the patchwork chaos of secondary schooling in the U.S. left in the wake of the Civil War. We discuss the initial goals of the secondary school system and to what extent original intentions are still serving our students today. The episode also interrogates the notion of a singular “best” teaching or assessment method. 00:15 Intro & Recap of Holocaust Education Museum Exhibit (Cincinnati) and Guided Virtual Tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau 06:50 An Academic Conference with Enormous Power Over American High Schools 10:15 The Report of the Committee of Ten: The Most Important Education Document Ever Issued? 12:00 The Formalizing of Education as a Profession  14:50 The National Education Association: Convener of Educational Change 16:00 Horace Mann, Common Schooling, & the Evolution of Standards  19:30 Who Decides What is “Best”? And Better Questions 25:50 Ten After Ten: Retrospective Look & Influence of the Report 30:20 The End of Differentiation & Discussion Questions 40:00 What We Learned For a full list of episode sources and resources, visit our website.   Sources & Further Reading: Report of the Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies : with the reports of the conferences arranged by the Committee United States. Bureau of Education. Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of the Interior for the Year ... With Accompanying Papers. Washington: G.P.O., 18701928. Education Reform in Antebellum America | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History The History of NEA Ten Years' Influence of the Report of the Committee of Ten Episode 60 - Where No Mann Has Gone Before - 16:1 - An Education Podcast Episode 40 - A More Perfect Union? - 16:1 - An Education Podcast NEA Leadership on Teach for America Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education The Carnegie Unit

    43 min
  3. Dual‑Language Learning: Practice, Policy, & Philanthropy

    MAR 5

    Dual‑Language Learning: Practice, Policy, & Philanthropy

    We’re pleased to welcome guest Dr. Maggie Marcus to the podcast. Dr. Marcus joins us for a conversation on bilingual learners, two-way immersion programs, and navigating the needs of English learners from a policy level at a time of increased scrutiny on language learning in relation to civic identity. Dr. Marcus is the Executive Director of the Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation, which is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for English Learners.  02:30 The Joy of Teaching Aligned to Talent: Dual Language Learning 10:30 Professional Pathways for Language Learners 16:30 Two-Way Immersion Programming: Research & Praxis 22:00 Century Foundation Report: Community Demand for Bilingual Educational Opportunity 27:30 English Learners & Pandemic Recovery Trends  31:00 What We Learned Sources & Further Reading: Is Your Child Classified as an English Learner? - PIQE What Families Want: New Data on Public Demand for Bilingual Education Pandemic Response to Pandemic Recovery: Helping English Learners Succeed This Fall and Beyond Quadrinity Check-In | Hoffman Institute Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation Music by John Williams | GRAMMY® Award Winner | Disney+ Mayor Mamdani Declares Local State of Emergency, Snow Day for NYC Public Schools to Keep New Yorkers Safe For a full list of episode sources and resources, visit our website.

    37 min
  4. Palaces and Partnerships: The Carnegie Library

    FEB 19

    Palaces and Partnerships: The Carnegie Library

    Learn about the remarkable partnerships that produced more than 2,500 Carnegie‑funded libraries across the United States and the complex, negotiated process that made these institutions enduring pillars of public knowledge. Drawing on contemporary scholarship, the conversation illuminates how local communities, librarians, and decision makers harnessed Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropic energy to shape America’s public library system. 00:30 Intro 03:00 Andrew Carnegie: Immigrant to Titan of American Industry 11:30 Carnegie Libraries Spread Across the Country 24:40 Library Design and Enduring Legacy 30:00 Carnegie’s Vision of Citizenship & the Gospel of Wealth 39:45 What We Learned This Week For a full list of episode sources and resources, visit our website.

    45 min
  5. Writing the Textbook for Emergency Care

    FEB 5

    Writing the Textbook for Emergency Care

    Writing the Textbook for Emergency CareWhat does it look like when a community builds critical infrastructure before established institutions recognize the need? In this episode, we examine a short-lived but transformative ambulance program that helped define modern emergency medical response at a time when most U.S. emergency calls were handled by minimally trained personnel. At the intersection of medical research, workforce development, and community trust, this effort, known as the Freedom House Ambulance Service, reframed first responders as field clinicians and demonstrated how on-the-job education can function as public health infrastructure. Learn about the researchers and educators who helped shape early resuscitation science, the culture of embedded learning that accelerated community care, and the institutional shifts that rippled across the country in the wake of the program’s success. 00:30 Intro + Ohio’s changing kindergarten enrollment cutoffs; school & family impact 06:00 Freedom House Ambulance Service: Community-driven transformation in Pittsburgh’s Hill District 13:20 Learning under fire: education and training in the field 17:05 Writing the textbook for emergency medical care 18:30 Building effective learning community in a crisis context 23:20 Rules, restrictions, and mavericks; pushing boundaries to further medical research 25:50 Education as public infrastructure, not credentialing pipeline; the relative value of expertise 27:00 The structure of schools & workplaces for community empowerment For a full list of episode sources and resources, visit our website. Sources & Further Reading:Freedom House Ambulance Service - Wikipedia Nancy Caroline - Wikipedia Peter Safar - Wikipedia Emergency Medical Services - Wikipedia America's First Paramedics Were Black. Their Achievements Were Overlooked for Decades Freedom House Ambulance: The FIRST Responders | America's First EMT Service How to see Dublin’s secret painting | The Doyle Collection Freedom House Ambulance Service – EMS Museum About Us - Freedom House Doc These Trailblazing Black Paramedics Are the Reason You Don't Have to Ride a Hearse or a Police Van to the Hospital Send Freedom House! | Pitt Med | University of Pittsburgh Nancy Caroline Award | Safar Center for Resuscitation Research The Jewish Woman who Revolutionized Emergency Medicine | Aish Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton | National Gallery of Ireland 'There's no telescope this large ever built. It's not like we have a precedent for how to do these things,' Giant Magellan Telescope engineers on why they used the Unreal Engine to build an unprecedented telescope simulator | TechRadar

    36 min
  6. Voices in Teaching: Tina Heinecke-Kurtz

    JAN 22

    Voices in Teaching: Tina Heinecke-Kurtz

    We’re back to kick off our “third” season (and sixth year!) with learning strategist, National Board certified science educator, and special education teacher Tina Heineke-Kurtz. Tina is a delightful and adventurous human being with a strong passion for inclusive education, and her career in teaching and advocacy has touched the lives of countless students. We spoke with Tina about life in Oconomowoc, co-teaching in an inclusive classroom, and the challenges of meeting the needs of all learners. Welcome back, listeners, and enjoy the chaos of a gaggle of Midwesterners. 00:00 Ice Fishing with the Stomach Bomb 08:40 Teaching Journey and Career Path 13:20 Middle School and Mentorship 21:00 Co-Teaching In Inclusive Classrooms 27:40 COVID and Social/Emotional Displacement 34:40 Making Chicken Soup 37:20 Inclusive Practices and Stakeholder Perspectives 47:00 Professional Development and Personal Growth 49:20 MARBLES, MARBLES, MARBLES! 56:50 The One Who Cared 1:00:00 What We Learned For a full list of episode sources and resources, visit our website.

    1h 4m
  7. Voices in Teaching: Dr. Brandi De La Cruz, TN Teacher of the Year 2025-26

    12/11/2025

    Voices in Teaching: Dr. Brandi De La Cruz, TN Teacher of the Year 2025-26

    In the final episode of this season of 16:1, special guest Dr. Brandi De La Cruz, 2025–2026 Tennessee Teacher of the Year, joins us for an honest, grounded look at the teaching profession. Dr. De La Cruz’s nonlinear path into mathematics education has become a core part of her teaching identity, and she speaks candidly about trying new things, building community, and deepening connections between classroom learning and community impact. We also discuss graduation pressures, funding incentives, local workforce expectations, teacher retention, professional development, and the evolving realities of AI in the high school classroom. 16:1 returns January 2026 with a new season. Happy holidays! 00:30 Wrap up thoughts on teaching 1984 06:40 Dr. Brandi De La Cruz: An indirect path to the math classroom 11:20 Learning to connect with students through lived experience 20:00 Local industry and applied learning connections 24:00 Why teaching is worth choosing 27:30 Metrics, misaligned incentives, and honest accountability 36:30 Finding your people in your school 43:15 What makes for meaningful professional development? For a full list of episode sources and resources, visit our website.

    53 min
  8. Mother of the Movement

    11/13/2025

    Mother of the Movement

    This week, we’re looking through our history to ground ourselves in a turbulent present. Tune in for our discussion of Septima Poinsette Clark, the Charleston-born educator and activist Martin Luther King Jr. once called “the mother of the movement.” Her story bridges the segregated classrooms of the early 20th century and the civil rights movement’s front lines. Through the establishment of hundreds of citizenship schools across the U.S., she helped thousands of Black Americans gain the literacy skills necessary to vote, transforming communities. We also consider her complex legacy as a woman who challenged not only racism but also sexism within social movements that she helped to shape. 02:24 Septima Poinsette Clark: Family History & Educational Empowerment 06:00 Teaching in segregated South Carolina and the fight for equal pay 09:00 Adult Literacy & Citizenship 12:20 Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests, and the Politics of Reconstruction 14:00 Workshops at the Highlander Folk School 16:00 Citizenship Schools and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 21:40 Septima Poinsette’s Civil Rights Activism: Legacy and Lessons For a full list of episode sources and resources, visit our website.

    29 min
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